KNOX, Pa. (EYT) — Seth Apel, the boy from Knox who suffered a tragic accident and had to have his right arm reattached, is having his story told on the Christian Broadcasting Network’s 700 Club show.

The film crew was in the area on Monday and Tuesday to film a reenactment of the accident and Apel’s life-saving treatment that began when a Clarion-based Stat MedEvac helicopter took Apel to Children’s Hospital where he had his arm re-attached.

It all came about when CBN cameraman Steven Sproul, a Clarion native, found out about the accident from his father, Gary.

Steven then pitched the idea to his superiors at CBN, and the decision was made to tell Seth Apel’s story.

The production crew included 700 Club Features Producer Shannon Woodland and cameramen John Martin, Victor Marcos, and Sproul.

Woodland is a CBN veteran with 33 years experience there. Martin and Marcos have both been shooting since 2014, while Sproul joined CBN in August 2015.

“We’re out at least once a month on location shooting for our shows, sometimes more, so there is quite a bit of travel, but it’s a great experience helping tell these stories,” Sproul said. “Never did I imagine I’d be back in my home area so soon to do a story.”

“But it’s been a good experience.”

The Christian Broadcasting Network, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable association, was founded by Pat Robertson in 1961.

Seth Apel’s accident happened in November 2015 when the Apel family was cutting and hauling firewood.

Rushed to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, Apel underwent surgery to reattach his right arm.

While he was waiting in the ambulance to be life flighted to Pittsburgh, one of his biggest worries was he wasn’t going to be able to play baseball; however, he joined his little league team at first base last summer.

Unable to use his right arm to play, Apel taught himself to throw with his left hand and in former major-league player Jim Abbott fashion, catches and throws with his left hand.

Seth’s doctor, Lorelei Grunwaldt of Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, performed the surgery to reattach the arm.

Apel’s mother, Angie, said he is doing well and continues exercises to strengthen his arm.

“He still doesn’t have much use of his hand or wrist, but we’ve been talking with doctors about another surgery to help with that,” she said.

A potential surgery will have to wait until baseball season is over because Apel is not willing to miss his favorite sport.

“We’ll wait and see after the season, but we still feel blessed at what he’s been able to overcome and accomplish since it happened,” Angie said.

Seth has also learned to manage his arm while hunting and fishing.

”He doesn’t let it affect him doing things,” Angie said. “He has an engineering mind, so he enjoys figuring out how to overcome the limitation.”

(Photos courtesy Praying for Seth Facebook page)